Electric cell



Ndv. 9, 1926.

E. A. G. STREET ELECTRIC CELL Original Filed August 9. 1921 Fig. 2.

-. A JUNITED STATES which the depolarizing is produced by the plied on the positive 'electode, is held-in a state of dryness as complete as possible and I ERNEST AUGUSTE GEORGE STREET, DECEASED, LATE OF PARIS, FRANCE; BY JANETTA I ecaaze Parent caries,

AMELIA STREET, BORN R-ITCHIE, OF PARIS, FRANCE, ADMINISTRATRIX; SAID ERNEST AUG-USTE GEORGE STREET ASSIGNOR OF LEVALLOIS-PEREET, FRANCE.

nLnornIo CELL.

Original application filed August 9, 1921, Serial No. 490,966, and in France Junei3 1921. I this application filed July 23, 1924. Serial N0, 727L848.

The present invention which is a diviwsional application of the patent application filed on the 9th August, 1921, Serial No. 490,966, patented July 14, 1925, 1,545,801, relates to an electric dry cell which does not contain any depolarizing substance and in action of the surrounding atmosphere.

The invention relates to a special construction of the positive electrode which is designed in such a manner as to givesimultaneously the following results ((1) Electric conductivity;

b) Porosity for gases;v 0) easy access for the depolarizing air or gases into the mass of the electrode;

(d) The maintenance of the latter in a state of dryness, as complete as possible.

This invention is'essentially characterized by the two following main points 1.Theapplication of a conductive porous mass upon the positive electrode, the up:- I per part of the said mass projecting above the electrolyte into the surrounding atmosphere, This porous mass'consists, for instance, of charcoal and has for its effect to permit an active circulation of the gases which are due to the working of the cell and ofthose which are produced by the surrounding medium used as depolarizers.

2.--The immersion of the positive electrode surrounded by this porous mass, in a gelatinous materiahsimilar to that used as immobilizing agent in ordinary dry' cells,

and adapted to be impregnated with the electrolytic liquid. J

This combination has for effect the followingresult: I

Owing to the small degree of permeability of the gelatinous material, the afilux of the electrolyte, which impregnates the latter, to the porous mass is sufiiciently reduced so that the small quantity of electrolyte which reaches this porous mass is evaporated by the air contained in the latter. Besides, ow-

to produce ing to its absorbing properties, the porous mass'removes from the portion of the gelatinous material with whichit is in contact, the greater part of the noncombiued water it contains; this portion thus dehydrated of the gelatinous material forms a film which prevents the penetration of the electrolyte in Zpivided and the porous mass appliedorithepositive. elec- T0 SOGIETE ANONYME LE 'CARBONE,

the current, whilst allowing the passage of I the cell. I I

In these conditions, the porous inass apmaintains its power of absorption. In the accompanying drawing illustratmg, by way of example, in vertical section a drycell or' with fixed liquid in accordance with the present invention,

F g. 1 is a vertical section of'the" cell. Fig. 2 shows, in vertical section,- another tflorcrln of construction of the positive elecro e.

' In the form of construction illustrated in gas s produced by the reaction iof the I carbons contained in the agglomerating substance and for imparting a sufficient porosity and-a hlgh electric conductivity to the product.

The said 'agglomerate of charcoal may re- I come any suitable shape, such as cylindrical, .parallelepipedic, winged, etc.

' This electrode a, surrounded by its porous mass 6, 15 inserted in a gelatinous material It impregnated with electrolyte and contamed in a zinc vessel 9, constituting the I or by any other material capable of ful-' filling the same function.

The carbon stick a and the porous mass b emerge above the vessel 7 of the cell so as to be directly in contact with the air or gas of the surrounding medium used as depolarizer.

vIn such a cell, the.p0rous mass 6, always maintained to a degree of dryness as perfect as possible permits a free circulation of the gases; consequently the hydrogen and ammoniacal gas which, in the case under consideration, are produced during the operation of thecell', are absorbed progressively by the porous mass 6; in these conditions, the depolarization takes'place. in a continuous manner. 1

In the kind of cell according to the present invention, the charcoal forming the porous mass instead of being agglomerated could be simply pressed around the charcoal a and enclosed in a cloth sack, for instance;

the charcoal Will be mixed or not with more conductive substances such as plumbago,

With the object of effecting a complete distribution of the porous mass and of obtaming a more rapid depolarization, the positive electrode can be formed of several ordi nary charcoal blades a alternating with porous blades of charcoal F2 The said ordinary blades of charcoal and the said porous blades being strongly pressed against each other by any other suitable means.

It is togbe understood that the arrange-.

- ment of a cell according to the present invention can be constructed in any form and of any size.

Claims:-. v 1. Anelectric dry cell comprising'a negative electrode of zinc forming the container,

a central positive electrode'of carbon, at

highly'absorbent porous compound applied on the central carbon electrode and protruding into the atmosphere whereby said porous massab'sorbs atmosphericfair and the gases which are produced during the reaction in the cell, an immobilizing gelatinous materialimpregnated with the electrolyte, said gelatinous material filllng the space between the porous absorbing compound and the zinc electrode, a film enveloping the porous compound and formed by the pectization of the portion of the gelatinous material in contact with said. porous compound by absorptionofthe part of the latter of a small quantity of non-combined Water surrounding the portion of the gelatinous ma-" terial in contact with the porous compound.

2.-An electric dry cell comprising a'negative electrode forming a container, a positive electrode composed of a; plurality .of

by a compounded porous conductor interposed between the laminae of ordinary car-. bon and applied on 3 the external face of said outer laminae, means for maintaining all said laminae one against the other, an im-,

mobilizing gelatinous material impregnated with the electrolyte, said gelatinous material filling all the space contained between said positive electrode and negative zinc electrode, a film formed by the pectization of this gelatinousmaterial in contact with the laminae of the porous conducting compound by the absorption of these latter of a small quantity of non-combined water enclosing the portion of the gelatinous material in contact with the porous laminae.

The foregoing specification of my Improvei'nents in and relating to electric cells, signed by me this 8th day of July 1924.

so carbon laminae and of laminae constituted.

main AMELIA smsr. born moms;

Adminiatmtriw of Ernest A. G. Street. 

